[TheForge] Aging wood

[Grant Marcoux]

Don:  I have used "Van Dyke" crystals to age wood.  These are dissolved in
water and wiped onto the wood.  They provide a nice dark color.  You can get
them at any fine woodworking or hardwood lumber dealer.  Grant

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We have frequently discussed rusting and aging iron but I have a client for
whom I have made a bee hive oven coals scraper and she wants the whole thing
aged...including the six foot handle. The iron has come up nicely but I have
no  clues as to how one might age wood. I have done the handle in 1-1/4"
poplar.

They are not trying to pass it off as an antique they just want it to match
a lot of the other old stuff they have. Also they intend to use it for this
Thanksgiving when they cook a turkey in the oven.

Any suggestions much appreciated.

Don Plummer




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